SARAH, India (AP) – The shouts of more than a dozen Tibetan monks echo through the small classroom. Fingers are pointed. Voices collide. When an important point is made, the men smack their hands ...

LADAKH (ANI) – Buddhist monks who took part in the ‘Peace Walk’ in Ladakh lauded India for the development of Buddhist places in the country. Carrying prayers and peace messages, a large congregation ...

Monks from the famed Gaden Shartse Monastery in India will be making a return to the Roaring Fork Valley from May 13-19 for a week of family-friendly “compassionate activities,” according to a news ...

TAWANG, India (RNS) — The sixth Dalai Lama, Tsangyang Gyatso, born in 1683, is known for his poems extolling the beauty and uniqueness of the black-necked cranes that live in the remote Tawang Valley ...

Buddhist monks from Tibet visited San Luis Obispo County this week to create a colorful — and temporary — sand mandala.

Monasteries have always been more than just places of worship — they are sanctuaries of peace, symbols of devotion, and ...

NEW DELHI, (ANI) – Bodhidharma, a revered Buddhist monk who lived during 5th or 6th century is credited for transmitting Chan Buddhism (the Chinese school of Mahayana Buddhism) in China. The word Chan ...

The body of an Indian monk, who was among the seven killed in a cable car crash in northwest Sri Lanka, was sent back to India on Sunday, officials said here. Also, the toll in the Wednesday night’s ...

As a powerful Hindu nationalist group celebrated its centenary in the Indian city of Nagpur, across town, hundreds renounced their Hindu faith and converted to Buddhism.